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A library jar that provides APIs for Applications written for the Google Android Platform.

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Provides classes which allow applications to use Wi-Fi Aware to discover peers and create
    connections to them.
Using the Wi-Fi Aware APIs, applications can advertise services, discover peers which are
    advertising services, and connect to them.
    Wi-Fi Aware is independent of Wi-Fi infrastructure (i.e. a device may or may
    not be associated with an AP concurrent to using Wi-Fi Aware). 
The primary entry point to Wi-Fi Aware capabilities is the
    {@link android.net.wifi.aware.WifiAwareManager} class, which is acquired by calling
    {@link android.content.Context#getSystemService(String)
    Context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_AWARE_SERVICE)}

Some APIs may require the following user permissions:

    {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_WIFI_STATE}
    {@link android.Manifest.permission#CHANGE_WIFI_STATE}
    {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION}


Note: Not all Android-powered devices support Wi-Fi Aware
    functionality.
    If your application only works with Wi-Fi Aware (i.e. it should only be installed on devices which
    support Wi-Fi Aware), declare so with a 
        {@code }
    element in the manifest file:
<manifest ...>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.wifi.aware" />
    ...
</manifest>

Alternatively, if you application does not require Wi-Fi Aware but can take advantage of it if
    available, you can perform
    the check at run-time in your code using {@link
    android.content.pm.PackageManager#hasSystemFeature(String)} with {@link
    android.content.pm.PackageManager#FEATURE_WIFI_AWARE}:
    getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_WIFI_AWARE)